Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

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Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,725.06

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.6%

of income

In-year balance

+4.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 November 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)78.0%

Expected standard (writing)83.0%

Expected standard (maths)81.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.78.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

501

Capacity

510 (98%)

Free school meals

57.6%

English additional lang.

39.1%

Ethnicity

White British 42.1%Asian 16.2%Black 18.6%Mixed 6.4%Chinese 0.6%Other 9.6%

Age range: 2–11

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

20.0

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

23.9

Mean salary

£50,332

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

19.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 372 pupils